Lake Garda to see and discover
Visit Garda, a region full of charm all year round with plenty of attractions for all ages, from entertainment to culture, sports, nature, history, parks sul Garda, water parks, amusement parks, nature parks; focus on this area a multitude of places, often unknown, but of great importance, then visit the lake Garda is also to tour the castles of the Garda, the holy places, the Romanesque churches, archaeological remains and many unusual places.
Visit Garda lake stilts and the engravings
In the peat bogs of the moraine hills or in the waters of the lake there is a rich archaeological heritage of dwelling settlements that between the third and second millennium BC, characterized the various lakes, often of moraine, of Garda area. Lucone in Polpenazze, Lavagnone in Desenzano of Garda, Lagazzi del Vho in Piadena, Manerba on Garda, Bande in Cavriana, the Museum of Palafitte on Lake Ledro in the homonymous valley, are just some of the many places that hold these precious archaeological evidence. A slow work is still uncovering dwelling villages with a large number of daily objects that tell us much about the customs of their owners, such as rock carvings above “Punta San Vigilio”.
Visit Garda lake Roman ruins
Garda was well known even at the time of the Romans, who built much of the large villas, among the largest in the north of Italy, such as the roman villa, the “Catullo’s Caves” in Sirmione, the villa of Mark Nonius Macrinus Toscolano, the roman villa in Brenzone, there are also other interesting places such as the Roman kilns in Lonato.
Desenzano Roman villa
Visit Garda lake Castles
The lake has always been a land of passage of armies and border, hence the need to control the territory by building over the centuries of a large number of castles, mostly visited and some in excellent condition, such as the Sirmione Castle, the Malcesine Castle, the Lazise Castle, the Lonato Castle, the Manerba Castle, Bonoris Castle in Montichiari, the Drugolo Castle, the Arco Castle, the Rovereto Castle, the Castle of Avio, beautiful also are also many medieval towns in which they are placed above the castles and others as the village of Castellaro Lagusello, the Visconti Bridge in Borghetto in Valeggio on Mincio river, the historic center of Cavriana, the historical center of Lonato and many others.
Arco Castle
Visit Garda lake Austrian Empire and Renaissance
The tower of San Martino della Battaglia, International Museum of the Red Cross in Castiglione, Napoleonic Museum and the Fort of Rivoli, the Austrungaric Forts (Degenfeld, Benedeck, Leopold, Nugent) in Pastrengo, Fort Ceraino in Dolcè, Fort Wohlgemuth in Rivoli, the city fortress of Peschiera, the Fort Strassensperre in Nago.
Nugent fort
Visit Garda lake sacred places
The territory of the Garda is dotted with mystical places, monasteries, parish churches, places of appearance, among the best known are: the church of Santa Maria in Valtenesi in Manerba, the church of St. Andrew of Toscolano, San Pietro in Mavino in Sirmione, the pieve di Santa Maria in Cisano and the San Severo Church in Bardolino, the pieve di San Giorgio in Sant’ Ambrogio Valpolicella, the Sanctuary of the Madonna of Montecastello Tignale, the sanctuary of the Madonna del Carmine in San Felice, the ‘hermitage of Monte San Giorgio in Bardolino, the‘ abbey Maguzzano in Lonato, the shrine of Our Lady of Ash in Peschiera.
San Severo Church
Visit Garda lake museums
Witness of many historical events, battles and characters are certainly museums, a museum network that collects the memories of a glorious and rich in important events, ranging from numerous archaeological remains that abound in the area, with the plow at the beginning of Bronze Age of the Archeological Museum G.Rambotti in Desenzano and the piles of the Museum of pillings in Ledro, to the Indipendence Wars with the Museum of the Battle of Solferino and San Martino and the International Museum of the Red Cross in Castiglione delle Stiviere, the ‘900 with the Vittoriale degli Italiani house museum of G. D’Annunzio in Gardone Riviera. Then numerous museums dedicated to a more recent history, the “arts and crafts” as the Old Mill Museum and Ancient Crafts in Cavriana, the Pharmaceutical Museum in Pieve di Ledro or collections of rare pieces such as the Museum of antique piano in Ala, the War Museum in Rovereto.
Vittoriale degli Italiani
Visit Garda lake parks, amusement and natural
Popular destinations by now, after so glorious past are still the theme parks, water parks or theme of the area, first of all Gardaland, and to follow Gardaland Sea Life Aquarium, Movieland, Canevaworld, Pico Verde, Riovalli, La Quiete, Jungle Adventure; they move thousands of visitors, including European people.
Gardaland
Natural Parks of Garda lake
New and growing interest are moving for some years now the parks with a rediscovery of the territory intended as flora, fauna, culture and traditions, which certainly is not lacking sul Garda showing more and more, museums or visitor centers, the close link between territory and inhabitants, especially in the past, through the ancient crafts, customs and traditions tied to one civettaaltri. The main parks of Lake Garda, as the extension and preservation of the area are: Alto Garda Bresciano Park, which covers a large geographic area that stretches from the banks of the Garda hinterland mountains that reach up to almost duemilametri and a museum network of eight visitor centers, the Mincio River Park, which comes from the Garda until after Mantua, near the confluence with the Po, divided into Mincio High, Middle and Low Mincio Mincio, and the area of Mount Baldo, a number of nature reserves such as Natural Reserve of Lastoni Selva Pezzi and the Botanical Garden of Monte Baldo. Sigurtà Garden Park, Parco Natura Viva, botanical garden Andre Heller-A. Hruska, Falls Park, Varone Falls, Ampola lake.
Mincio Natural Park